Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-20
Entertainments.
BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

The Irish comedians, Sheehan and Coyne, presented Grogans Elevation yesterday afternoon and evening to crowded houses at Bunnelrs Grand Opera House. The play is one of the funniest pieces imaginable. It abounds in new songs, dances, medleys and Imaginable situations. The singing and dancing of Sheehan and Coyne made them established favorites, and kept the audience convulsed with laughter. In the museum hall Is the great perpetual motion machine, Almonte's Diorama and Reeds Shadow graphs. The last three days of the week ''A Night Off" will be presented.
 IRISH ARIsToCRACY.
 A fair sized audience witnessed the presen- tation of Barry & Fays uproarious, mirth- provoking play, 'Irish Aristocracy," at the New Haven Opera House last evening. The play is very cleverly woven combination of speciality acts and grotesque and impossible situations, and is we'll calculated to make one forget all his sorrows. Fay Michael Null doon and Barry as Michael Mulcahy, the firm friends and boon companions kept the faces of the audience in continual smile all the time they were on the stage. Miss Maggie Fielding as Mrs Muldoon was good speei- men of the honest-hearted. hospitable Irish woman. The balance of the company was fair. "Mulcaby's Big Party'' will be pro duced this evening by the same company.
 JOAN OF ARC.
 There WAS but small audience at the Hyperion Theater last evening to greet Miss Maud Banks and company in 'fJoan of Arc" Miss Banks, who is the youngest daughter of General Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachu- setts, played quite a successful engagement last season and received very fattering press hot r1a hnr oot. ing. The performance last evening did rot merit the praise which has been bestowed on it. Miss Banks herself made creditable ap- pearance, but the play has too many charac- ters taken by actors of ordinary merit to make it success. With company and Q play better suited to her Miss Banks will be sure to attract larger audiences, to which her expressive features and her really fine elocu tionary powers entitle her. "Joan of Arc" will be repeated this evening.
 PEOPLES THEATER.
 Richard Hume and an excellent company presented ''Ginger Snaps" to a large audi snce at the Peoples theater last evening. One of the wonders of the company is little Flossie Elwood, most wonderful fve-year- old actress. ''Ginger Snaps" is a bright and funny musical comedy which is sure to please.
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 At the New Haven Opera House Thursday and Friday evenings, MT. J. K. Emmett, one of the most popular and best of comedians, will appear in "Fritz." The play has been greatly improved since played here last, and will undoubtedly be warmly welcomed Many new features have been added, and it cannot fail to be entertaining even to those who have seen it before. It is by far the best play that MT. Emmett has ever owned. The plot is of interest, although not 8 deep one, and many of the lines are of worth.
 HYPERION THEATER.
 Louis James and Marie Wainwright will appear at the Hyperion theater on Friday and Saturday evenings of this week. MT. James is one of the most versatile actors in the country, and by his tenderness, force and possession arouses an audience to immense enthusiasm and commands appro- bation from the most critical. Miss Vain wright enjoys the reputation of being one of tbe most charming actresses on the American stage. She never fails to delight Her talent is of that insinuative kind that takes possession of ones admiration, as it were, by stealth.